Alcides metaurus

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Alcides metaurus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Genus: Alcides
Species:
A. metaurus
Binomial name
Alcides metaurus
(Linnaeus, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Nyctalemon metaurusHopffer, 1856
  • Nyctalemon zodiacaButler, 1869
  • Alcides zodiaca

Alcides metaurus or North Queensland Day Moth [1] is a moth of the family Uraniidae. It is known from the tropical north of Queensland, Australia. [2]

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Description

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Alcides metaurus ventral view

The wingspan is about 100 mm.

The larvae feed on various Euphorbiaceae species, including Endospermum medullosum , E. myrmecophilum, and Omphalea queenslandiae.

Distribution

It is found in Queensland and around New Guinea. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "North Queensland Day Moth (Alcides metaurus)". iNaturalist United Kingdom. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  2. ↑ Alcides metaurus (Hopffer, 1856) Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine . lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au
  3. ↑ "Papua Insects Foundation (Lepidoptera/Uraniidae/Uraniinae/Alcides metaurus)". www.papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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